Coniophora puteana (Schumach.) P. Karst.
(Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus)

Interactions where Coniophora puteana is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora puteana/Coniophora puteanawet rot, cellar fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdecayedwood

Interactions where Coniophora puteana is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
infestation is associate of Euophryum confine a wood-boring weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Euophryum confine/Euophryum confinea wood-boring weevil Fungus / associate /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora puteana/Coniophora puteanawet rot, cellar fungusinfestation is associated with infestation
infestation is associate of Pentarthrum huttoni a wood-boring weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Pentarthrum huttoni/Pentarthrum huttonia wood-boring weevil Fungus / associate /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora puteana/Coniophora puteanawet rot, cellar fungusinfestation is associated with infestation
fruitbody is galled by fruitbody UK/Ireland Nodulisporium cecidiogenes an anamorphic fungus Xylariales: Xylariaceae Nodulisporium cecidiogenes: a gall-causing fungus new to Britain (NBR 180), Roberts, P. & Spooner, B., 2000
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Nodulisporium cecidiogenes/Nodulisporium cecidiogenesan anamorphic fungusfruitbody Fungus / gallUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora puteana/Coniophora puteanawet rot, cellar fungusfruitbody fruitbody causes galls on fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Roberts, P. & Spooner, B., 2000Nodulisporium cecidiogenes: a gall-causing fungus new to Britain (NBR 180)Mycologist Vol 14 (4): 177-178.

Coniophora puteana (Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Coniophora puteana (Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesConiophora puteana (Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus)
GenusConiophora (Bot.) (a genus of resupinate boletes)
FamilyCONIOPHORACEAE (a family of resupinate boletes)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coniophora puteana (Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. 2006 Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida Mycologist Vol 20 (4): 183-184.

Coniophora puteana (Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, A.M. & Rayner, A.D.M. 1990 Mycelial interactions and outcrossing in the Coniophora puteana complex Mycol. Res. Vol 94 (5): 627-634.
Findlay, W.P.K. 1951 A note on the fungi of less common occurrence in houses TBMS Vol 34 (1): 35-37, Plate 3.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Coniophora puteana (Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus):

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